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Title: Meta's latest features for Messenger Calling include AI backgrounds

Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 20:00:47 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/social-media/metas-l...

If youΓÇÖre one of the people out there making calls with MetaΓÇÖs Messenger
app, its latest update adds a bunch of new features for making video and
audio calls, according to the official Meta blog.

When you make a video call, you can add an AI-generated background to your
screen by tapping on the effects icon in the sidebar and selecting
ΓÇ£Backgrounds.ΓÇ¥ So instead of showing your friends and family your grungy
apartment or your car that you havenΓÇÖt cleaned out since you bought it, you
can replace the background with a field of sunflowers or an alien landscape
as one of its suns is setting. ThatΓÇÖs something weΓÇÖve seen from basically
every other video calling platform, so itΓÇÖs not a big surprise to see Meta
add it here.

Meta also added some new features for video calls including high definition
video, background noise suppression and voice isolation ΓÇ£to help you make
clearer, higher-quality calls directly from Messenger,ΓÇ¥ according to the
blog.

The HD video feature will be the default mode for Messenger calls made over W-
iFi connections. HD calls can also be made on cellular data in settings by
turning on ΓÇ£Mobile data for HD video.ΓÇ¥ Background noise suppression and
voice isolation can also be turned on and off in MessengerΓÇÖs call settings
section.

You can also leave voice and video messages for your contacts beyond just a
line of text and maybe a cheeky emoji or two. Simply tap the ΓÇ£record
messageΓÇ¥ button on the lower right side of the screen to leave a video or
audio message if the person you are contacting doesnΓÇÖt pick up the call.

Finally, if you donΓÇÖt have a free hand but need to make a call, iPhone
users can ask Siri to make calls and messages for them on MetaΓÇÖs Messenger
app. Simply activate Siri and say ΓÇ£Hey Siri, send a message to [contact
name] on MessengerΓÇ¥ and dictate the message you want to send them.

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